Law and press notes mix with broad world affairs
A historical roundup discusses audit laws for automobile excise tax receipts and their impact on public finances. It notes the London Morning Post's demise and a shift to the Daily Telegraph, plus critiques of Maine Route 1 highway disfigurement and broader world events including Japanese diplomacy. It mentions Eastport’s city manager, economic household management, a Midland dentist stopping a bank robbery, and the era’s social curiosities from female jurors to citizenship myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Morning Post
London
Daily Telegraph
China
Bath Real Estate Showing Activity In Last Two Weeks
The Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds reports continued realty market activity with 16 of 25 transfers in Bath area. Transactions include Mary A Grindell to Andrew Savage and Le Forest Coombs to Martha Preble among numerous others across Bath Woolwich Bowdoinham and surrounding towns.
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Sagadahoc
Bath
Mary A. Grindell
Andrew A. Savage
William B. Blanchard
Stanley E. Wallace
Frances H. Peaslee
Charles W. Robinson
Martha Q. Preble
Laforest G. Coombs
Leforest G. Coombs
Lucretia E
C. H. Sanford
Rose Whitney Smith
Edwin J. Harriman
Phippsburg
John D. Rogers
Ernest A. Rogers
Richmond
Ruby C. Hanson
Ervin L. Keene
R. A. L. Colby
Willis L. Blair
Woolwich
Alice J. Colby
G. W. Haggett
Sarah E. Carlton
Eva J. Hodgkins
New Grand and Traverse Juries Picked for Sagadahoc Court
A new grand jury for Sagadahoc Superior Court begins October 19 and lasts a year, selected by commissioners Fred H. Thompson and Joseph W. Randlette. Twenty alternates for traverse duty were also chosen. Justice Edward P. Murray of Bangor will preside, with jurors named from Bath, Richmond, Bowdoinham, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Fred H. Thompson
Bath
Joseph W. Randlette
Richmond
Edward P. Murray
Bangor
Two Rescued From Rough Water Near Doubling Point
Merton Dearing of Winnegance and Lawrence Freeman of Bath were rescued from Kennebec rough waters near Doubling Point after their small skiff capsized while bass fishing. Orman Coggeshall of Winnegance, passing by in a 16 foot boat, warned them of danger and then rescued Freeman and towed Dearing to Salmon Cove. Freeman lost a shotgun in the incident. Both men were weakened but began circulation restoration and are not expected to suffer serious consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Dearing
Winnegance
Lawrence Freeman
Bath
Kennebec
Doubling Point
Orman Coggeshall
Coggeshall
Dearing
Freeman
Salmon Cove
Hustling Helpers in Minstrel Show Close Season
The 4 H club of Woolwich led by Miss Burnette L Bailey and Miss Gertrude E F Gilmore staged a blackface minstrel show at Nequasset Congregational church drawing a large audience. Performers included Miss Glenda Wright Arlene Leeman Anna May Berry Ruth Goodell Miriam Robson Joan Hodgdon Katherine Ryan Sally Ryan with Miss Gilmore singing a solo and Wayne S Rich Auburn county agent giving a talk. The club plans reorganization in December. A Lewiston clerk became the first woman to walk the New Auburn bridge, crossing with George Violette assistance.
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Wool- Wich
Burnette L. Bailey
Gertrude EF. Gilmore
Nequasset Congregational Church
Ray V. Rice
Glenda Wright
Arlene Leeman
Anna May Berry
Ruth Goodell
Miriam Robson
Joan Ho
Rev J C Purdue Speaks at Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Reverend Joseph O Purdue pastor of Winter Street Congregational Church spoke to Sagadahoc Pomona with Woolwich hosting. He shared a trip to the Gaspe peninsula and showed Canadian hand carved wood. The event included readings, music, a harvest tableau, and discussions on farm income and the European corn borer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Congregational Church
Grange
Sagadahoc County
Pomona
Woolwich
Enterprise
Merrymeeting
Progressive
Sagadahoc
Topsham
West Bath
Beatrice Leavitt
Ceres
Bernice Sturtevant
Flora
West Bath Grange
Elfreda Perkins
Dromore Grange
Hubert McCarty
Dromore
George Potter
Sagadahoc Pomona
Anna Soule
Host Grange
William H. Gould
E. C. Patten
Maurice T. Hathorne
Lorenz Masse
Dirigo
Ednad Higgins
Smilin
Rebecca Rogers
John H. Carter
Millward Patten
United States
Mae Gould
Eleanor T. Ripley
Topsham Grange
Purdue
Lucy M. Tarr
Lorenzo Masse
David 8. Henderson
Aloreda Perkins
David S. Henderson
Honor Society Holds First Fall Dance at Morse High
Morse high school gymnasium was filled for the Nations Honor Society first fall dance opening its social season. Stan Blanchard's orchestra from Portland played as attendees dressed in festive gowns enjoyed refreshments and a receiving line including Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Wright and society leaders. The dance committee led by Miss Isabel R. Gediman benefited from student volunteers and Miss Ruth Pratt of the senior class served as acting chair.
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Morse High School
the Nations Honor Society
Stan Blanchard
Orchestra of
Portland
Uey
Edwin 8. Wright
John F. Madden
Dimecan H. Farrell
Stanley A. Rogers
Isabs R. Gediman
Ruth Pratt
Gedlman
Pratt
Clifton
Nickerson
Helen L. Hayes
Red Men Invite Meeting Here in 1938 Council Fire
An invitation to hold the 1938 Council Fire in the Shipping City was extended Friday at a Portland meeting of the 49th Great council fire of the Improved Order of Red Men and the 30th Great council fire of the Degree of Pocahontas. A banquet in Hotel Feastland preceded Friday sessions with members including Albert J. Gallant Arthur B Haggett and Eugene Haggett of Sasanoa tribe No 64. From Ramona Council No 27 Def P were Mrs Mabel Ansert Mrs Pearl Barter Mrs Ida Breed Mrs Edna Carter Mrs Ftta Gallant Mrs Sadie Garcelon Mrs Florence N Robinson Mrs Sanford Mrs Stella Wade Mrs Annie Wilson Mrs Martha Wilson Miss Minnie C Woodman Mrs Arletta Yates. Mrs Emma Pelley returned to Lisbon Falls after visiting in Portland.
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Great Council
Portland
Albert J. Gallant
Arthur B. Haggett
Eugene Haggett
Ramona Council
Mabel Ansert
Pearl Barter
Ida Breed
Edna Carter
Ftta Gallant
Sadie Garcelon
Florence N. Robinson
Sanford
Stella Wade
Annie Wilson
Martha Wilson
Minnie C. Woodman
Arletta Yates
Maine Guide Book to Feature New England Series
The Maine guide book in the Federal Writers' Project series will be published by Houghton Mifflin. It mirrors the Massachusetts and Vermont volumes, highlighting Maine's history, geography, and points of interest with guided tours for locals and visitors.
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Maine
East
New England
Federal Writers’ Project
Houghton Mifflin Company
Massachusetts
Vermont
Green Mountains
California
Atlantic
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Portland
Bangor
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Bath granddaughter weds at Plainfield in New Jersey
Miss Henrietta Stuart daughter of the late Donald and Cynthia Worth Stuart wed Frank O Horton in Plainfield New Jersey on September 15. The bride a Bath granddaughter great niece of Maj Gen William Jenkins Worth and a Bath relation. The ceremony at Grace church home of C Benson Wigton officiated by the rector Sinclair Stuart of New York gave the couple in marriage. The couple plan summers at Paradise ranch Buffalo Wyoming and winters near Tucson Arizona.
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Henrietta Stuart
Donald Stuart
Cynthia Worth
Bath
Detroit
Mich
Frank O. Horton
Wyoming
Plainfield
N. J
Horton
Sinclair Stuart
John B. Worth
William Jenkins Worth
Selden Yale Osborn
Maud Worth
C. Benson Wigton
Grace Church
New York
Livingston Park Seminary
Rochester
N. Y
University of Chicago
National Republican Committee of Wyoming
Mrs
Paradise Ranch
Buffalo
Wyo
Tucson
Ariz
Maine Vets Sought for Civilian Conservation Corps Enrolment
Veterans Administration in To gus Maine seeks eligible veterans for CCC work during the October enrolment period. State quota is 68. Applications may ignore relief status but exclude those with non honorable discharges or current CCC employment. Contact the Manager Veterans Administration To gus Maine for the proper forms.
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Veterans Administration
Fogus
Maine
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Tovus
Shaw Billings and Albion Shaw wed in Portland ceremony
Announcement of Frances Billings Bowdoinham and Albion Shaw Topsham wed last Friday at the Methodist parsonage Portland with Rev George Holgate officiating. The couple plan a Rangeley lakes honeymoon and will reside at the Lewis Jordan house Topsham. Frances is daughter of Mr and Mrs Steven Billings Bowdoinham. she graduated Coombs High School 1935 salutatorian. Albion graduated Brunswick High School 1934 and works for Hendrickson Bros Inc Valley Stream NY on the Bath Brunswick road project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Billings
Bowdeinham
Albion Shaw
Topsham
Portland
George Holgate
Shaw
Philip Krisolos
Rangeley Lakes
Lewis Jordan
Steven Billings
Bowdoinham
Coombs High School
Brunswick High School
Hendrickson Bros., Inc
Valley Stream
N. Y
Bath-Brunswick Road
Girl Scout Council Plans Fall Meetings and New Troops
The Girl Scout Council resumed regular meetings at Mrs. Edward Sewall home with Mrs. Wilmer I Voorhees presiding. Three new leaders were named and a new South End troop led by Mrs Arthur Bowker will begin with first meeting Thursday at 3 45 PM in Corliss Street church rooms for girls ten and older. Other leaders include Miss Kathleen Lewis lieutenant to Mrs Bowker and Mrs George Nasi who now captains Wild Rose troop, plus Mrs Charles Sawyer assisting Wise Owl troop.
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Girl Scout Council
Edward Sewall
High Street
Wilmer I. Voorhees
South End
Arthur Bowker
Middle Street
Corliss Street
Bowker
Maine
New Hampshire
Kathleen Lewis
Morse
State Military and Naval Children's Home
George Nasi
Washington Street
Donald F. Preble
Wild Rose
Alfred E. Carpenter
David
Cogan
Lewiston Armory
Lewiston
Bath
Laders' Association
J. Edward Drake
Plymouth
Mass
Military and Naval Children's
Lewiston-Auburn
Portland
Voorhees
Carpenter
Stella Dolloff
R. N
Drake
Glenn H. Easton
James A. Gillies, Jr
Archibald M. Main
Frank L. Staples
Trott
Winter Street Ladies Open Aid's Season Opens
Ladies' aid of Winter Street church held its first meeting after summer recess in the 230 room with 32 members present. Mrs. Charles E. Plaisted rejoined the board of directors, Oct. 19 Fall rummage sale planned, and yarn donations requested for afghans for hospital distribution through Bath Red Cross. Next meeting set for Friday.
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Ladies’ Aid
Winter Street
Clarence W. Morse
Clare Coombs
Sarah J. Hitchcock
Charles E. Plaisted
Arthur C. Lemont
Fred Foote
Carolyn M. Moses
Bath
American Red Cross
Langdon T. Snipe
Aid
Dromore Grange Holds Regular Session and Night Program
Dromore Grange met Tuesday with 25 members present for a routine business session followed by a covered dish lunch. The program included readings, a duet, riddles, and a discussion on automobile safety, with Mrs Alfreda Perkins highlighted for leading portions. A Bates College mail delivery issue left Rand Hall coeds pondering letters and a light mail day.
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Dromore Grange
Evelyn Beals
America
Charlotte Owen
Juanita
Alfreda Perkins
Bessie Hunt
Pernier
Minnie Woodman
Roscoe Woodman
Reading
Weekly Crossword Puzzle 12 inagamiss cymbals and more
A fragmented crossword puzzle snippet lists clues and partial words with miscapitalizations. It includes across and down prompts such as platforms, names, edges, scents, and numbers. The readable items suggest a mixed puzzle grid with incomplete entries and scattered letters.
Camarades Musiciens Debut Fine Program Revival
Allan H. Ramsay led Les Camarades Musicaux in a Wednesday evening meeting hosted by Kathleen V. Leonard at Miss Alice N. Magoun’s home in Freeport. The performance juxtaposed Puccini La Boheme with Leoncavallo La Boheme May be paired with Manon by Massenet and Puccini, Faust by Gounod and Mefistofele by Boito, including arias, duets, and orchestral numbers.
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Allan H. Ramsay
Les Camarades Musicaux
Kathleen V. Leonard
Alice N. Magoun
Middle Street
Mr. Ramsay
Puccini
Leoncavallo
Manon
Massenet
Manon Lescaut
Faust
Gounod
Boito
Albee
Mimi
Hatch
Andrews
Signorina
Leonard
Ramsay
Auber
Turtevant
Mefistofele
Botto
Wemsley
Garden
Rice
Royal
Sanborn
Piano Prison
U of M to Observe a Silver Jubilee
Orono announces a special program marking the 25th anniversary of the University of Maine Agricultural Extension Service. President Arthur A. Hauck noted farm home week activities will review 24 years of extension results. Details will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest M. Straight
Cumberland County
George A. Yeaton
Oxford County
Arthur S. Deering
Kennebec County
Clarence A Day
Washington County
Maurice D Jones
Penobscot County
George N. Worden
Hancock County
Maine
Hauck
Naval officers host to Dundee's officers
Officers of H. M. S. Dundee were guests of honor as the United States Navy in Bath hosted a five to seven reception at Lieut. Commander Glenn H. Easton's home 327 Front street. Admiral Willian P. Robert presided as host for the event, the first in a series of port visits.
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H. M.S. Dundee
United States Navy
Bath
Glenn H. Easton
Front Street
Willian P. Robert
Roger F. McCall
Frank R. Davis
Leroy V. Honsinger
Laen
Twenty Tables At West Bath Grange Card Party
Twenty tables were in play at the West Bath grange card party on Thursday evening in the grange hall. After cards there was dancing with Leeman's orchestra for music and refreshments served. Prizes were won by Mrs John Freeman and Arthur W. King. in auction Miss Barbara Swanton and David Fields, and in pitch awards went to Miss Bessie Potter and Charles T. Henderson. Miss Helen E. Hartwell led tickets, Mrs. Melvin Comeau led tables, and Mrs. David S. Henderson directed refreshments with help from several others.
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West Bath
Grange Hall
Leeman
John Freeman
Arthur W. King
Barbara Swanton
David Fields
Bessie Potter
Charles T. Henderson
Helen E. Hartwell
Melvin Comeau
David S. Henderson
Charles B. Doyle
Harold E. Freeman
James B. Lemont
Hartwell
Comeau
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the Times Company
Prent Street
Bath, Maine
B. Nichols
Treas
Marry O. Webber
Saturday Review
Route 1
Eastport
Hellas
Midland
Court House
Bath Real Estate
Superior Court
Blaisdell
Charles E
William
Carlton
Sarah A
Clark
Frank H
Arrowsie
Coombs
Charles A Jr
Craft
William J
Curtis
Eugene L
Douglass
Harry W
Footer
J. Emery
Hagan
Marjorie L
Georgetown
A. Gretchen
Holmes
Alonzo B
Bowdoin
Herbert K. Ames
George R. Cutler
Howard W. Moody
Percy B. Savage
Swanton Wyman
Earl Cronk
Samuel Dorrance
Freda Witham
Harry Edgecomb
John Furbish
Darius Morin
Lillie A. Donnell
Alice G. Dow
Auburn
New
Auburn Bridge
George Violette
Lincoln Street
New Auburn
J. C. Purdue
Honor Society
Emma Pelley
Lisbon Falls
George Wallace
Somerset Place
Billings
Winter Street Ladies Open Aid
George Campbell
Bates College
Rand Hall
Cally
Roman
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Fis
Isa
Camarades Musicaux
Allan H. Ramsey
Emma Stoddard Anderson
Freeport
Dry Mills
Eugene Stoddard
Anderson
Yarmouth
Central Congregational Church
Haverhill
Lawrence Street Congregational Church
Lawrence
U.of M
Dundee
William S. Newell
Prescott Wellman
Augusta
Anne Kimball
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